Introduction: Salivary glands and their function are crucial to the maintenance of good oral hygiene and health. The loss of such functions results in a condition known as xerostomia which can lead to further complications such as difficulty in speech, mastication, and increased susceptibility to dental caries and oral infections and diseases. Annually, approximately 900,000 new patients risk these complications due hypo- or dysfunctional salivary function from head and neck cancer (HNC) radiotherapy or the onset of Sjögren’s Syndrome (SS). While some palliative treatments are available for patients suffering with xerostomia, there are no curative treatments to date.Objectives: This project addresses this issue by attempting to optimize the...
Objectives/Hypothesis: To create a novel model for development of a tissue-engineered salivary gland...
Hyposalivation often leads to irreversible and untreatable xerostomia. Salivary gland (SG) stem cell...
SummaryHyposalivation often leads to irreversible and untreatable xerostomia. Salivary gland (SG) st...
Sjogren’s syndrome and radiotherapy for head and neck cancer result in irreversible loss of function...
Radiotherapy is a potential life-saving treatment for head and neck cancer patients. However, despit...
Objectives/Hypothesis: To create a novel model for development of a tissue-engineered salivary gland...
Radiotherapy is a potential life-saving treatment for head and neck cancer patients. However, despit...
Saliva production by salivary glands play a crucial role in oral health. The loss of salivary gland ...
Radiotherapy is a potential life-saving treatment for head and neck cancer patients. However, despit...
Radiotherapy is a potential life-saving treatment for head and neck cancer patients. However, despit...
Radiotherapy is a potential life-saving treatment for head and neck cancer patients. However, despit...
Hyposalivation often leads to irreversible and untreatable xerostomia. Salivary gland (SG) stem cell...
Hyposalivation often leads to irreversible and untreatable xerostomia. Salivary gland (SG) stem cell...
Hyposalivation often leads to irreversible and untreatable xerostomia. Salivary gland (SG) stem cell...
Objectives/Hypothesis: To create a novel model for development of a tissue-engineered salivary gland...
Objectives/Hypothesis: To create a novel model for development of a tissue-engineered salivary gland...
Hyposalivation often leads to irreversible and untreatable xerostomia. Salivary gland (SG) stem cell...
SummaryHyposalivation often leads to irreversible and untreatable xerostomia. Salivary gland (SG) st...
Sjogren’s syndrome and radiotherapy for head and neck cancer result in irreversible loss of function...
Radiotherapy is a potential life-saving treatment for head and neck cancer patients. However, despit...
Objectives/Hypothesis: To create a novel model for development of a tissue-engineered salivary gland...
Radiotherapy is a potential life-saving treatment for head and neck cancer patients. However, despit...
Saliva production by salivary glands play a crucial role in oral health. The loss of salivary gland ...
Radiotherapy is a potential life-saving treatment for head and neck cancer patients. However, despit...
Radiotherapy is a potential life-saving treatment for head and neck cancer patients. However, despit...
Radiotherapy is a potential life-saving treatment for head and neck cancer patients. However, despit...
Hyposalivation often leads to irreversible and untreatable xerostomia. Salivary gland (SG) stem cell...
Hyposalivation often leads to irreversible and untreatable xerostomia. Salivary gland (SG) stem cell...
Hyposalivation often leads to irreversible and untreatable xerostomia. Salivary gland (SG) stem cell...
Objectives/Hypothesis: To create a novel model for development of a tissue-engineered salivary gland...
Objectives/Hypothesis: To create a novel model for development of a tissue-engineered salivary gland...
Hyposalivation often leads to irreversible and untreatable xerostomia. Salivary gland (SG) stem cell...
SummaryHyposalivation often leads to irreversible and untreatable xerostomia. Salivary gland (SG) st...